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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Final 2018 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball World Rankings include a record high of 76 nations, as the sport of baseball continues its globalisation path.

Japan earned the most ranking points in 2018 to overtake USA and reclaim the No. 1 ranking in the world.

Absent at the biggest international event of the year, the U-23 Baseball World Cup, USA fell to No. 2, despite winning both the U-15 Baseball World Cup and the U-18 Pan-Am Championship this year.

Korea earned the third-most points this year to hold their No. 3 ranking, while No. 4 Chinese Taipei earned the second-most points.

Mexico won their first-ever world championship in baseball, the U-23 World Cup, helping the nation to earn the fourth-most points in 2018.

Dominican Republic, behind the country’s ProBeisbol National Team alliance, scored the fifth-most points in 2018.